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Unit 10 Review Timeline
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GI Bill
1944
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Gave returning soldiers free college educations to avoid a massive job market flood.
United Nations Established
1945
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Similar to Wilson's League of Nations, a collective group of ambassadors settling disputes diplomatically
Yalta conference
1945
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Determined the conditions of Germany's surrender and what would become of it. Also where the UN was formed.
Marshall Plan
1947
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Plan to aid Germany by giving them funds to rebuild and reestablish government
Truman Doctrine
1947
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Truman stated he would support Turkey and Greece in their battle against communism/Containment
Brown v. Board of Education
1954
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Court hearing that reintegrated schools, allowing blacks to attend them
Montgomery Bus Boycott
1955
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Inspired by Rosa Park's stand against bus segregation and led by MLK it led to the desegregation of buses
Warsaw Pact Signed
1955
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Similar to NATO, 8 easter european countries aligned in a war pact of defense.
Bay of Pigs Invasion
1961
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Invasion of Cuba by Kennedy to try and overthrow Castro as a dictator. Failed miserably.
Kennedy Assasination
1963
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JFK assassinated, LBJ takes over command
Civil RIghts act passed
1964
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Made any sort of segregation or discrimination against any races illegal.
Gulf of Tonkin
1964
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Gulf of Tonkin resolution passed by congress, start of the Vietnam War
Great Society
1965
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LBJ's social reform program including the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act
Race Riots
1965 - 1968
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Race riots ravage the country
Tet Offensive
1968
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Massive surprise attack launched on US forces during a holiday, Fought back after some effort
Astronauts Land on the Moon
1969
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Due to JFK's new frontier program the US manages to win the space race by landing a man on the moon